Youth Resources
Youth Innovation Fund
The GOYN Youth Innovation Fund was launched in 2021. Designed in collaboration with GOYN community partners and OY from GOYN communities, the YIF supports youth-created and youth-led projects that engage OY and adult allies in actions that seek to engage and equip OY with the knowledge and tools needed to tell their stories and address local barriers to employment, equity, and environmental sustainability.
Monicah Kahenda
Mombasa, Kenya
Meet Changemaker Monicah Kahenda from Changamwe Sub County. Monicah and her team have been engaging their community to ensure that girls are able to enjoy…
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Gungun Hemaka
Ramgarh, India
Gungun Hemaka is from Ramgarh, Jharkhand-India. She is 18 years old and has recently completed her intermediate studies. Since the age of 5, Gungun has…
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Rashid Omar Kiponda
Mombasa, Kenya
Changemaker Rashid Omar Kiponda is the founder of the Ololoo youth hub initiative which aims to promote peaceful co-existence amongst the youth in their likoni…
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Md.Kasif Iqbal
Ramgarh, India
Md.Kasif Iqbal is from Soso Kalan village of Ramgarh district, Jharkhand-India. He is 23 years old and has 8 members in his family. While working…
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Najma Parween
Ramgarh, India
Najma Parween is from Maganpur village of Ramgarh district, Jharkhand-India. She is 18 years old pursuing her under graduation degree from Ramgarh Government college. There…
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Miyelani Shirindza
eThekwini, South Africa
Miyelani Shirindza earned a Bachelor of Psychology degree, and she is very passionate about promoting mental health. Miyelani started a mental health awareness & psychosocial…
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Sipho Marco Tembe
eThekwini, South Africa
Meet Sipho Marco Tembe a professional social worker and HIV and AIDS Counselling Course Facilitator/ Trainer from Durban, South Africa. Mr. Tembe and his team…
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Omar Chai
Mombasa, Kenya
ChangeMaker Omar Chai has put together a formidable team at Kadzandani Creative Youth Organization which has been on the forefront to fight gender based violence…
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Evans Odongo Opiyo
Mombasa, Kenya
Meet Changemaker Evans Odongo Opiyo the lead at Bahari Community Empowerment center. The center has been on the forefront to fight the rising cases of…
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Emily Achieng Juma
Mombasa, Kenya
Emily Achieng Juma is the lead of a project known as Amazing persons with disabilities which ensures that PWDs live dignified lives through SRH education…
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Suraj Kumar Singh
Ramgarh, India
Suraj Kumar Singh is from Saragdih village of Ramgarh district, Jharkhand-India. He is runs Swarna-Rekha Krishak producers’ company Limited (farmers collectives). 150 farmers are associated…
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